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LINGERIE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Women's underwear and nightclothes
Synonyms:
intimate apparel; lingerie
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lingerie" is a kind of...):
underclothes; underclothing; underwear (undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lingerie"):
gown; night-robe; nightdress; nightgown; nightie (lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women)
undies (women's underwear)
